Suspender for electric cables or the like.



P. HUNTINGTON. SUSPENDER FOR ELECTRIC CABLES OR THE LIKE.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 26, 1914.

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PERCY HUNTINGTON,

OF LIVERPOOL, ENG-LAND.

SUSPENDER FOR ELECTRIC CABLES OR THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

Application filed January 26, 1914. Serial N 0. 814,417.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PERCY HUNTINGTON, a subject of the King of England, residing at 13 Cumberland street, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, England, manufacturers agent, have invented certain Improvements in or Relating to Suspenders for Electric Cables and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to suspenders for electric cables and the like of that kind in which the cable or the like is supported in a sling or doubled band of canvas, leather, or other suitable flexible material which is suspended from a wire rope, hook, nall, or other convenient support above.

The object of the present invention is to provide a suspender of this kind which shall not be liable to give way or break under the weight of the cable or the like, and which may be readily connected with its support.

In a suspender according to my nvention, each end or extremity of the sling or band is doubled or turned backwardly and secured by means of rivets or the like (or it may be otherwise provided with a pas sage) and within the passage or loop so formed at one extremity of said sling or band there is disposed in a displaceable manner a rod constructed of wire or other suitable material, and being of greater length than the width of said sling or band in order that the ends projecting or protruding from the sides thereof may engage with or look against the sides of the hereinafter mentioned connector frame. WVithin the passage or loop of the other end of said sling or band there is-in one arrangement-disposed (being fitted prior to the closing of said loop or passage) the base of a frame or the like whereby the suspender is connected to a support, said frame being preferably constructed of wire rod, the portions whereof which project or protrude from either side of said band passage being so curved or bent at the desired distance from the base that they cross each other. When said wire frame or loop is to be attached to a wire rope, hawser, or the like, the outer portions thereof are twisted at right angles in opposite directions, and the extremities are bent to form hooks which lie side by side and are oppositely or reversely disposed; if, however, said suspender is to be attached to a hook, nail, or the like,

said hooked extremities need not necessarily be reversed. Or in an alternate construction, I may employ a wire frame of, say, triangular shape or configuration, the portions which constitute the base thereof, being turned inwardly and inserted into said loop or passage of the sling or band, the ends are fitted prior to the closing of said sling loop.

I will further describe my invention with the aid of the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings, in which Figures 1 and 2 illustrate in front and side elevation respectively, one mode of embodying same. Figs. 3 and t show in front and side elevation, and Fig. 5 in front elevation respectively, modified forms of connector frames.

In the several views like characters of reference denote like or equivalent parts wherever they occur.

Referring first to the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 a generally represents a band of canvas or like flexible material doubled to form a sling adapted to embrace a cable or the like, the ends a whereof are turned backwardly and secured by means of rivets b in order to form loops or passages 0, 03. Within said passage or loop 03 is displaceably disposed a locking rod 6 of wire, the protruding ends whereof are preferably curved or bent, as shown at e in order to prevent its accidental displacement from the frame. f generally designates a wire frame whereby the suspender is connected to its support; the base f of said frame is disposed within loop 0 of sling a and the sides f are crossed; the outer endswhich are preferably twisted at right angles to the basebeing formed into oppositely or reversely arranged hooks f f In use, said sling a is passed around a part of the cable to be supported and doubled in the usual manner, and as illustrated; said locking rod 6 is then displaced outwardly somewhat from loop (Z and the sling end in which it lies is then pushed through frame f by a sidewise movement so as to enable the then only projecting end of rod 6 to pass therethrough between the side members f thereof; said locking rod 6 is then pushed to its normal position and the ends which now project or protrude equidistantly or approximately so from the sides of sling a bear or look against said frame side members 7, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Thus both ends of said band or slingw aware supported throughout their entire width. In fitting said connector frame f to a hawser or the like, said frameyis turned ati'right. angles to its normal position in use and. pressed upwardly against the hawser when the two end hooks f f are deflected outwardly or apart; then 'when th'e'h'awser is within the hooks and the suspender is turned back to its normal position it is'secure'ly locked to the hawser;

The frame illustrated in Figs. 3' and 4 is a similar construction .to that already described with'reference to Figs. 1' andEZ,

with the exception that' said hooks are" not twisted at right angles to the ba'se'f In Fig. 5 the frame is formedby, a tri'- angular piece'of 'wire'the'base portions 7, f1

beingadapted'to fit in said loop cl of the suspenders. 7

Having now described my lnventlon, what Iclaim as new and desire-t0 secure byLetA ters Patent is V 1.1 A cable'or likesuspender, comprising a doubled band or sling; a connector frame constructed of wire, the base whereofis dis: posed withina passage "provided in one end of said" sling, the portions of 'said' sling Which project or protrude from either endof "said ban'd'passage being, so" curvedor b'entatth'e desired distance from the basethatth'ey cross each other, and the extremi ties whereof are bent to form loops; and a rod displaceably' disposed within a passage provided in the other end of saidsling, the

extremities whereof are adapted 'to project or protrude'from'the sidesof said slingand:

bear or: look against the side members of said frame;

2: A cable or;li'ke'suspender,'comp rising a:

doubled band or sling; aiconnector frame constructed of wire, the base whereof is disposedwithin a passage provided in one end of said sling, the .portions ofzsaid sling which "project or protrude from either end of said band passage :being so. curved or i bent'atthe desired distance from the base that they cross each other," are twistedat right angles in opposite-directions, and the extremities'whereof arebent'to form loops which lie side by side and are oppositely or reversely disposed; and 'a .rodidi's placeably disposed within a passage provided in the other end of said sling, the extremities whereof are adapted to pro ect or protrude from the sides of saidsling and bear or lock against the side members of 'said' frame.

3. A cable or like Suspender, comprising a band" or sling, each end or extremity whereof is doubled or turned .backwardly to" form transverse passages and permanently secured bymeans of rivets or the like; a connector frame constructed'of wire,-tl'1ebase whereof is disposed Within the passage formedat one end of said sling, the portions of said sling which project or protrude from either end of said b and passage being so :curved' or bent at the desired distance from the base that they cross each other, and: the extremities whereof are bent to form lops; and a rod displaceably disposed within the passage provided at the other end of said sling, the extremities whereof are adapted to project or'protrude from the sides of said sling and bear'orolock. against the side members of said frame.

4. A cable or like suspender; comprising a v band orsling, each end'orextremity whereof is doubled orturned .b'ackwardly-toform transverse passages, and permanently se-- cured by means of "rivets orthe like; a" con.-

nector frame constructed ofwire, the 7 base whereof" is" disposed Within the passage formed atone end of said sling, theporti'ons of said 'sli'n'g whichf project or protrude from either' end of "said V band passage loeii'ig'- so curved or bent at the desired distance" from the base that they cross each" other, are" twisted at right.angles; in opposite direc tions, and the extremities whereof aretbent to form loops which lie sideby 'sideiand are oppositely or .reversely disposed; and 'a rod displaceablyj disposed within a passage pro I vided in the other end-of'said sling, the extremities whereof are adapted to projector protrudefrom thesides' 'of 'sai'd sling and bear" or look againstth'e side. membe'rsof:

said frame.

5. A cable or like-Suspendercomprising doubled band or sling; 'a connector I frame constructed; ofwire, the base whereofis dis-.. posedwithin a passage provided in onerend of said sling,',the portions of said sling which project or protrude from either' end of'said band p assage ,beingso curved or bent at the desired distance from' the base that theypross each other,'and the extrenjii a,

ties whereof are .b'ent ito: formloopsfandza transverse passages, and permanently se- Q cured by means of rivets -or the like; a COIL-I nector frame, the" base" whereof is disposed within the passage formed" at one end" of said sling; and a rod displ'ace ably disposed within the" passage. provided in the other end: of :said sling; which bears or locks against the side members of said frame and the ends whereof are curved or'b'enth 7. A cable'orlike suspender, comprising a band or's'li'n'g, each'end orextremity whereof is'doubledor turned back-wardly to; form transverse passages, and" permanently "secured by means of rivets or the like; a connector frame constructed of wire, the base whereof is disposed within the passage formed at one end of saidsling, the portions of said sling which project or protrude from either end of said band passage being so curved or bent at the desired distance from the base that they cross each other, are twisted at right angles in opposite directions, and the extremities whereof are bent to form loops which lie side by, side and are oppositely or reversely-disposed; and a rod displaceably disposed within the passage provided in the other end of said sling which bears or locks against the side members of said frame and the ends whereof are curved or bent.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PERCY HUNTINGTON Witnesses I JOHN HINDLEY WALKER, H. WATSON.

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